Migrating to the Cloud - The Real Business Benefits

Overview: This Technology Spotlight discusses the five stages of cloud migration within the IDC Cloud Maturity Model, which provides guidance for moving forward successfully with cloud computing. This paper identifies business benefits that organizations can realize with cloud, focusing on the essential role cloud plays in helping organizations reduce datacenter capital and operating costs while improving application performance and resiliency. This paper also looks at the role of F5's BIG-IQ platform, an intelligent framework for managing application services within cloud environments.